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Subject: American History |
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Title-
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| The Causes of the American Revolution |
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Background-
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| The French and Indian War, The debt that followed, the enlightenment in Europe, humanism, taxation without representation, official petition for peace, Lexington and Concord. |
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Expected Outcome Of This Lesson Plan-
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1.Students know the causes of the revolution
2.They can list the tax acts
3.The understand the chronological order of events |
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Teacher Objectives-
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1.They can understand and describe the causes of revolution in relation to world events and philosophy.
2. Students can draw comparisons between the philosophy and the revolution. |
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Resources-
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| PowerPoint, Hand out of tax acts, hand out with timeline, hand out of philosophical ideas and revolutionary demands. |
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Teaching Methods-
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1. Lesson Introduction-
1.French and Indian War
2.Debt
3.Taxes
4.Philosophy |
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2. Lesson Progression-
1.Lecture on acts
2.Watch clips on HBO John Adams documentary |
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3. Guided Practice-
1.Quiz
2.Worksheets
3.Fill in Timeline during lecture |
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4. Student Practice-
1.Readings
2.Research
3.Chapter questions in book |
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5. Learner Accommodations-
1.Lots of visual aids
2.Handouts with Information
3.Clips of movie to break up lecture |
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6. Assessment-
1.Question and Answers
2.Discussion
3."What would you have done" role playing |
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7. Lesson Closure-
1.Review
2.Question and answer |
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Measuring Student Progress-
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1.Essay test explaining the causes with identifications
2.presentation by each student on a different cause or contributing philosopher or founding father involved |
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